On Monday 13 November, the ministers of 23 EU member states signed a joint notification on Permanent Structured Cooperation (Pesco) on security and defence.
This is the start of common work between 23-member states pledging to engage on capacity and operational measures, said EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, adding that it was a historic moment and the opening of a new page for European defence. French foreign minister Jean-Yves Drian...